Pre-employment Welder

Remember that studying includes other expenses than tuition and fees - you should also be budgeting for your accommodation and living expenses. Alberta student loan guidelines recommends $1,865/month.

Our tuition and fees page has details about academic, application and mandatory fees and their cost breakdown per term.

You can view your supply list as well.

Your weekly class schedule can be found on your My Lakeland student portal when available. This is usually one month prior to the program start date.

Important dates found below include your tuition due date, your program registration/start date, events and holidays.

Dates are subject to change. We recommend you check here regularly for any updates.

Please view the specific supplies and textbooks required for trades pre-employment programs.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Jennifer Germann, Business Industry Development Coordinator

• jennifer.germann@lakelandcollege.ca
• 780 853 8493

Apprenticeship exam

You are eligible to write the Alberta Apprenticeship first-year welding exam if you have:

• a minimum 65% standing in program requirements
• a 90% or better attendance record
  

Complete your apprenticeship

You need to take 2 more technical training periods (classroom instruction) and the required on-the-job hours to become a journeyperson welder. All your technical training can be taken at Lakeland College.

Add to your skill set

Lakeland College continuing education offers specialized welding courses.

For more information, call Eileen Arthur at 1 800 661 6490 ext.8567 or direct in Vermilion at 780 853 8567, or e-mail her at eileen.arthur@lakelandc.ab.ca 

Red Seal

The Red Seal is a national designation. You earn it by passing an interprovincial exam. That means you can work anywhere in Canada with your Red Seal Endorsement (RSE). Currently not all trades have a red seal standard.

The Red Seal Program was created in 1952. It encourages the standardization of apprenticeship training and certification programs across Canada. A national occupational analysis of each of the 56 Red Seal trade is used as a base document for inter provincial exams and is encouraged for use in curriculum development. The Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship (CCDA) administers the program.

Explore the Red Seal trades in Alberta. For more information, check the ​Red Seal Website.

Lakeland also offers prep courses for Red Seal exams for anyone who hasn’t achieved their Red Seal seal status. See our trades continuing education.

Blue Seal

The Blue Seal is an Alberta program through the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board. It’s earned by taking approved business studies. Now a separate certificate, the program also has a new name: Achievement in Business Competencies (Blue Seal).

Complete details are available on the Blue Seal website.

If you have a valid Alberta Journeyperson Certificate, you are eligible to receive a Blue Seal after completing 150 hours of study in an approved business program. You can choose courses at Lakeland College.

Lakeland offers you the ability to take both online and face-to-face business courses. Take courses in our 1-year general business certificate. You'll need at least 4 courses to reach the minimum 150 hours to earn a Blue Seal. If you have the academic requirements, you could earn the certificate.

Please contact our business enrolment specialist for information about how to apply for courses.

Have questions about trades training at Lakeland? Browse our frequently asked questions for answers to common inquiries.